{"product_id":"the-oresteia-agamemnon-choephoroe-eumenides-introduction-by-richard-seaford-hardcover-2","title":"The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides; Introduction by Richard Seaford - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard Seaford\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the \"Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. \u003cbr\u003eThe three plays of the \"Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the victorious return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, at the start of which he had sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to secure divine favor. After Iphigeneia's mother, Clytemnestra, kills her husband in revenge, she in turn is murdered by their son Orestes with his sister Electra's encouragement. Orestes is pursued by the Furies and put on trial, his fate decided by the goddess Athena. Far more than the story of murder and vengeance in the royal house of Atreus, the \"Oresteia serves as a dramatic parable of the evolution of justice and civilization that is still powerful after 2,500 years. \u003cbr\u003eThe trilogy is presented here in George Thomson's classic translation renowned for its fidelity to the rhythms and multilayered richness of the original Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAeschylus was born of a noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars and his epitaph, said to have been written by himself, represents him as fighting at Marathon. At some time in his life he appears to have been prosecuted for divulging the Eleusinian mysteries, but he apparently proved himself innocent. Aeschylus wrote more than seventy plays, of which seven have survived: \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Suppliants, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, The Choephori, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Eumenides. \u003c\/i\u003e(All are translated for Penguin Classics.) He visited Syracuse more than once at the invitation of Hieron I and he died at Gela in Sicily in 456 BC. Aeschylus was recognized as a classic writer soon after his death, and special privileges were decreed for his plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448625774813,"sku":"9781400041923","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/qw9jz3rRVa9781400041923_026f9a2b-2c9d-4f05-92b5-4510833298dc.webp?v=1771520558","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-oresteia-agamemnon-choephoroe-eumenides-introduction-by-richard-seaford-hardcover-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}